This past fall, Merck announced that it would be moving its global headquarters from the Whitehouse Station section of Readington, NJ to Kenilworth, NJ in 2015. This change will be a boon to Kenilworth, where Merck is a significant employer and taxpayer, while marking a shift in Merck’s operations in New Jersey. It will also mark a return to Union County, where Merck was headquartered in the past.
Founded in 1891 as a subsidiary of a German company, Merck was established as an independent American company after World War I. Today, it is one of the world’s seven largest pharmaceutical companies. Since 1970, the company has been incorporated in New Jersey, and, today, it has approximately 76,000 employees, including 8,500 in New Jersey located across sites in Branchburg, Cokesbury, Kenilworth, Rahway, Summit, Union, and Whitehouse Station
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